guitars and humidity

When travelling, they say it's a good idea to de-tune your guitar quite a bit, that way extra pressure or rough handling won't cause the neck extra strain or to be broken.

Another good idea is to keep it in it's case as much as possible... then again, i've taken my guitar from the outside weather (which is around 100 degrees fahrenheit) to my guitar teacher's house (air conditioned, so much cooler), and the most that's happened is the tuning went out of whack. But I'd keep it in it's case at least until you get to where you are going to be staying, just to be safe.

Just make sure you keep it in your gig bag all time.A hard case would be preferred.You can also dehumidify your guitar , by keeping a moist sponge in a plastic bad in your gig bag or the case.

Happy travelling (I think carrabian is pretty cooooool :wink: )

You can also dehumidify your guitar, by keeping a moist sponge in a plastic bad in your gig bag or the case.That won't dehumidify it. That's a homemade humidifier. Don't need that.

If I remember correctly, one of my friends bought a dehumidify for his guitar... i'm sure you could pick one up at a music store or something.

Cheap humidifier - put some rice grains (uncooked!) into a cotton bag (or any cloth made of natural fibre). Throw the rice away (or cook it) when it becomes moist

Salt will work just as well as rice (not for eating, though)

http://www.classicalguitarbuilder.com/march_news/March_Newsletter.html

I think it really depends on what type of guitar you're using. Classical/accoustic guitars will probably be most affected by this.